-
initiating stage
the first stage in the coming toegehr part of Knapp's model of relationship development, in which two people notice each other and indicate to each other that they are interested in making contact
-
intergrating stage
a stage in the coing together part of Knapp's model of relationship development in which two partners form a clear identity as a couople
-
intensifying stage
a stage in the coing together part of Knapp's model of relationship development in which the intimacy between the partners intensifies
-
internal dialectic
tensions resulting from oppositions inherent in relational partner's commuication with each other
-
judgment and acceptance dialectic
our desire to critize a friend as opposed to accepting a friend for who they are
-
long-term attraction
judgement of a relationship taht makes us want to continue a relationship after initating it. this attraction sustains and maintaies relationships
-
-
negative feedback
feedback that causes a system to reject recalibration and stay teh same
-
networking
in relational development finding out information about a person from a third party
-
novelty and predictability dialectic
our stimultaneous opposing desires for excitement and tability in our relationships
-
offering
putting ourselves in a good position for another to approach us in a social situation
-
positive feedback
feedback taht causes a system to recalibrate and change
-
preventative maintenance
paying attention to our relationships even when they are not experiencing troubles
-
public and private dialectic
-
recalibrate
adjust a relationship to accommodate changing needs of the parteis
-
relational culture
the notion that relational partners collaborate and experience shared understanding roles and rituals tat are unique to their relationship
-
relational transgressions
negative behaviors in close relationships such as betrayals, deceptions and hurtful comments
-
relative power position
a situation in which a partner in a relationship believes he or she has a higher power status than the other partner, and so will engage in risky strategies without fearing the costs
-
rewards
those parts of being in a relationship that we find pleasurable
-
ritual
a repeated patterned communication event in a family's life
-
role relationships
a relationship in which the partners are interdependent wile accomplishing a specifc task, such as a server and a customer at a restaurant
-
short-term attraction
a judgement or frelationship potential that propels us into initiating a relationship
-
small talk
conversational interactions taht are relaxed pleasant uncritical and casual
-
stagnation stage
a stage in the coing apart section of Knapp's model of relationship development in which circumscribing is extended so far that a couple no longer talks muc except in the most routinized ways
-
subsystems
lower-level systems of relationship, such as a sibling relationship within a family
-
suprasystems
higher-level systems of relationship, such as a neighborhood consisting of several families
-
sustaining
behaving in a way that keeps an initial conversation going such as asking questions
-
terminating stage
the last stage in the coming apart section of Knapp's model of relationship development, in which a relationship is ending
-
wholeness
a principle that states that we can't fully understand a system by simply picking it apart and understanding each of its parts in isolation from one another
|
|
